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W. PUTMAN. SGRUBBING BRUSH HOLDER. N0. 598,008. Patented Jan. 25, 1898.

UNITED STATES PATENT FFlCE.

W'ARREN PUTMAN, OF GLOUSTER, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-FIFTHS TO ERELLAROTHMAN AND LEVI O. CURFMAN, OF SAME PLACE.

SCRUBBlNG-BRUSH HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 598,008, dated January25, 1898.

Application fi led July 281 189 '7.

To all whom it may concern)- 4 Be it known that I, VAR-BEN PUTMAN, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Glouster, in the countyof Athens and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Scrubbing-Brush Holders; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,whichform a part of this specification.

My invention relates to scrubbing-brush holders; and its object is toprovide a cheap, simple, and efficient holder which can be readilyattached to and detached from the brush when desired.

The invention consists, essentially, in the combination, with ascrubbing-brush having recesses in opposite sides and metal socketsinserted therein, of the handle, the holderconsisting of a piece ofspring-wire passing through a hole in said handle and having the endsbent towardeach other, forming sprin arms, the extremities of which arebent inwardly at right angles and engaging with each other, the platesecured to the end of the handle and projecting beyond the same andformed with holes through which said arms pass, an d the slide embracingsaid arms, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved device, showing a scrubbing-brush clamped in place by thespring-arms. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the holder detached fromthe brush.

In the said drawings the reference-numeral 1 designates an ordinaryscrubbing-brush havinga hole in opposite sides'in which is inserted ametal socket 2.

The numeral 3 designates a handle having a hole 3 near its lower end,through which passes the holder, consisting of a piece of Serial No-646,231. (No model.)

wire bent over near its center, forming two spring-arms 4, which areexpanded from near the center to the ends and the extremities bentinward at right angles, forming lugs 5, which engage with said sockets.Secured to the lower end of the handle is a plate 6, the ends of whichextend beyond the same and are formed with holes '7, through which saidarms pass and are thereby held from outward movement at that point.Engaging with said arms is a slide 8, by moving which outwardly 5 5 ortoward the brush the lugs of the arms are forced into the sockets, sothat the brush is securely held. By moving said slide inward or in theopposite direction the spring-arms are released and the lugs may bewithdrawn from the sockets and the brush detached. A rubber drier maythen be clamped by the lugs, ifdesired.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim isv Thecombination with a scrubbing-brush having holes or recesses in oppositesides and the metal socket inserted therein, of the handle having atransverse hole near its lower end, the holder passing therethroughconsisting of a piece of wire bent to form two spring-arms, the outerportions of which are expanded and the extremities bent at right anglesand engaging with said sockets, the plate secured to the lower end ofthe handle, projecting beyond the same and formed with holes throughwhich said arms pass and the slide embracing said arms and locatedbetween said plate and the ends of the arms, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoafiixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WARREN UTMAN.

'Witnesses L. C. CURFMAN, G. W. Ross.

